Politics Sep 17 Republican Brad Raffensperger to run for Georgia governor after defying Trump over 2020 election Raffensperger is likely to aim his appeal at Republicans who have at times been lukewarm on Trump.
Politics Sep 16 Georgia Supreme Court declines to hear Fani Willis’ appeal of her removal from Trump election case The Georgia Court of Appeals had ruled that Willis and her office could not continue to prosecute the case because of an "appearance of impropriety" created by a romantic relationship she had with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, whom she had…
Nation Aug 09 Authorities identify suspect who opened fire at CDC in Atlanta, killing one police officer The shooter opened fire at the CDC headquarters from across the street, striking windows across the sprawling campus, mortally wounding the officer and littering the sidewalk outside a CVS pharmacy with bullet casings.
Nation Aug 08 Suspect killed after shooting reported at Emory University near entrance to CDC, police say The incident took place near the entrance to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where the federal agency's employees say bullets struck the windows of several CDC buildings.
Education May 21 A majority of U.S. states now have laws banning or regulating cellphones in schools Florida was the first state to pass a law regulating the use of cellphones in schools in 2023. Just two years later, more than half of all states have laws in place, with more likely to act soon.
Nation May 15 Brain-dead woman must carry fetus to birth because of Georgia’s abortion ban, hospital tells family A hospital is using a breathing tube and other measures to keep a brain-dead Georgia woman's body functioning because she is pregnant.
Politics Jan 04 WATCH: Funeral service for Jimmy Carter held at Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta Jimmy Carter's extended public farewell began Saturday in Georgia, with the 39th U.S. president’s flag-draped casket tracing his long arc from the Depression-era South and family farming business to the pinnacle of American political power and decades as a global…
Nation Oct 04 A week after Helene cut water supplies, thousands in North Carolina struggle to find enough Nearly a week after Hurricane Helene brought devastation to western North Carolina, a shiny stainless steel tanker truck in downtown Asheville attracted residents carrying 5-gallon containers, milk jugs and buckets to fill with what has become a desperately scare resource — drinking…
Nation Oct 04 North Carolina sheriff says rescuers ‘will not rest’ as search for Helene’s victims drags into second week The search for victims of Hurricane Helene has dragged into its second week.
Nation Oct 03 Helene’s death toll hits 200 and may keep rising as crews enter most remote areas hit by storm Officials in Georgia and North Carolina added to their states’ grim tallies, padding an overall count that has already made Helene the deadliest storm to hit the U.S. mainland since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.